Endoscpy nsl/sns w/cntrl nsl hmrrgh at Northwestern Memorial Hospital

251 E. Huron, Chicago, IL · Nm · · NPI 1497859649

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$14,595.45

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$20,850.64

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$980.25 with CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] vs $5,242.00 with GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA ALTERNATIVE $980.25 ↓ -93%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA NM EMPLOYEES $1,016.95 ↓ -93%
CURAECHOICE [6100] NMHC CURAECHOICE $1,226.63 ↓ -92%
IMAGINE HEALTH [6032] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,415.34 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC IMAGINE HEALTH $1,415.34 ↓ -90%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA BP $1,572.60 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA $1,677.44 ↓ -89%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA ASA $1,850.43 ↓ -87%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH ADVOCATE IPA $2,096.80 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH CHS IPA $2,096.80 ↓ -86%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,358.90 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC CHWN IPA $2,358.90 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC SCPP IPA $2,358.90 ↓ -84%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BROAD $2,432.29 ↓ -83%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMHC UIC IPA $2,621.00 ↓ -82%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMH SEIU HEALTHLINK $2,621.00 ↓ -82%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC UIC IPA $2,621.00 ↓ -82%
GLOBAL MEDICAL MANAGEMENT INC [6090] NMHC GMMI $3,040.36 ↓ -79%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC CORE $3,056.09 ↓ -79%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC SEIU HEALTHLINK $3,273.05 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC $3,396.82 ↓ -77%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN PLATINUM/CHC ELITE $3,407.30 ↓ -77%
MEDPARTNERS [6038] NMHC MEDPARTNERS $3,669.40 ↓ -75%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (EVERNORTH) $4,193.60 ↓ -71%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/20 EPO $4,298.44 ↓ -71%
HEALTH'S FINEST NETWORK [126] NMH HFN/10 PPO $4,455.70 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC UHC REF LAB JOHN DEERE $5,242.00 ↓ -64%
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,242.00 ↓ -64%
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD [1401] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,242.00 ↓ -64%
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,242.00 ↓ -64%
FIRST HEALTH PLAN [6034] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,242.00 ↓ -64%
HEALTHLINK [125] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,242.00 ↓ -64%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMH NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,242.00 ↓ -64%
MULTIPLAN/PHCS [142] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,242.00 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMH UHC NON-CONTRACTED OON - ED ONLY $5,242.00 ↓ -64%
UNITED HEALTHCARE [158] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,242.00 ↓ -64%
GALAXY HEALTH NETWORK [220] NMHC NON-CONTRACTED PAYORS $5,242.00 ↓ -64%
HUMANA HEALTH PLAN [130] NMH IL HEALTH PARTNERS IPA not published by hospital
AETNA HEALTH PLAN [171] NMH AETNA TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
CIGNA HEALTH PLAN [178] NMH CIGNA LIFESOURCE TRANSPLANT not published by hospital
OPTUM/UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH [157] NMH Optum UBH not published by hospital

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Endoscpy nsl/sns w/cntrl nsl hmrrgh at other Illinois hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago $3,840.00 $2,606.55 – $6,174.72
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago not published $2,606.55 – $6,181.00
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis $651.60 $999.12 – $1,880.72
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo $651.60 $2,970.16 – $2,970.16
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn $1,920.00 $1,512.96 – $3,451.43
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove $1,920.00 $1,512.96 – $3,451.43
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island $3,232.52 $150.51 – $1,781.92
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon $2,346.30 $1,907.37 – $2,002.74

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